Burpee seeds

[a36guy]

Wow brupee is really proud of thier seeds average about 5 bucks a package.
Does anyone really pay that much?

[a36guy]

[AndyS]

a36guy wrote:
> Wow brupee is really proud of thier seeds average about 5 bucks a package.
> Does anyone really pay that much?

Andy comments:

I get five packs for a dollar at Fred's Discount Stores. They have
a large
selection and I have had no complaints about germination or product.

Some people sell things at higher prices than other people....

Andy in Eureka, Texas

[Valorie McLaughlin]

"a36guy" <a36guy@-live.com> wrote in message
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> Wow brupee is really proud of thier seeds average about 5 bucks a package.
> Does anyone really pay that much?

Not on your life! They can keep them. I've been buying seeds at Lowe's and
Home Depot. No complaints.

[The Cook]

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:35:44 -0800, "a36guy" <a36guy@-live.com> wrote:

>Wow brupee is really proud of thier seeds average about 5 bucks a package.
>Does anyone really pay that much?
>

It depends on how many seeds there are in the package. As an example,
tomato packs usually have 30 seeds. That is 17� a plant if I get 100%
germination and 34� a plant if I only get 50% germination. When I can
average 10 pounds per plant in a decent year I consider it a great
bargain.

20 plants (not 100% germination) times 10 pounds = 200 pounds of
tomatoes. $5 per package / 200 pounds = $.025 per pound.

Sometimes the cheapest seeds are not a great bargain.

Or you can start getting seeds for open pollinated plants and save
your own. You only have to buy them once.
--
USA
North Carolina Foothills
USDA Zone 7a

[Nanzi]

Don't buy seeds from Walmart, they are junk. Out of a 25' row of peas
4 plants germinated. The amarillis bulb I got didn't ever bloom, just
had leaves.
Nan in DE